Reminders of 'old' money - for fun

[FlorayG]

Those of us 'over a certain age' I guess have mostly got used to 'new' money now but every now and again I get reminded of the cost of stuff these days
I rarely buy chocolate bars so I guess that's why I was going to buy one yesterday and didn't because my brain told me "FIFTEEN BOB for a MARS BAR!"

Anything that reminds you of the days of shillings and pennies?

[megaflyer]

Here I sit
Broken Hearted
Paid 1d
And only farted

[mick]

I'm 75 so I've lived for 50 years since D-Day in 1971 but only 25 years with old money so I should have got used to it by now.

However - seventeen bob for a first class stamp. That can't be right.

Mick

[disney332]

I remember being thrilled if my Birthday card had a Ten Bob note in it….

Imagine the reaction today if 50p fell out 😂😂

Disney332

[mick]

Originally Posted by disney332

I remember being thrilled if my Birthday card had a Ten Bob note in it….

Imagine the reaction yoday if 50p fell out 😂😂

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D332

I also remember those days. Cards were usually double folded so you had to open them up to check the contents.

Mick

[mick]

I left school in 1962 and school dinners were a shilling a day - 12 old pence (5p for you youngsters )

There was a shop just outside the school gates that sold steak & kidney pies for ten pence and individual Embassy cigs for tuppence.

A good balanced lunch for a 16 year old.

Mick

[disney332]

Originally Posted by mick

D332

I also remember those days. Cards were usually double folded so you had to open them up to check the contents.

Mick

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Remember these Mick? To have one was better than winning the lottery….

Is that 1p or 1.5p? (Something you would not bend over to pick up) 😂

Disney332

[Disney_time]

My pocket money changed from 1/8 to 8 and a half pence on D day. It was calculated at 8d for to spend on sweets as that was the price of a Mars bar or similar and a shilling to put in my piggy bank

[Mr Tom Morrow]

When I started driving petrol was 4/11d a gallon.
(It was actually 4/11d halfpenny but I can type that properly!)

A Cortina took 10 gallons to fill up so total cost £2.10s or £2.50p for the younger Dibbers.

My Car took £78 to fill up last week and it wasn't even empty.

[Universal VR]

Originally Posted by Disney_time

My pocket money changed from 1/8 to 8 and a half pence on D day. It was calculated at 8d for to spend on sweets as that was the price of a Mars bar or similar and a shilling to put in my piggy bank

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Our head teacher came into my primary school class to teach us new money. I was so worried because I got 6d pocket money and didn’t know how I would pay for my weekly chocolate bar if the shops priced everything in new money. Dad worked long hours but I stayed awake waiting for him to come home so I could talk to him about this very serious issue. He reassured me that my pocket money would be in new money too.